In this dissertation, a provably effective and affordable dependability and security management solution is constructed for applications running in a networked environment and performance studied using analytical models ...

The Niagara River is an important natural resource for drinking water and inexpensive hydroelectric power production. However, the quality of its water is less than pristine. Past lax management of toxic waste has left ...

Electromagnetic waves centered at a frequency of 1 terahertz (THz) lie between the realms of photonics and electronics. Only recently have techniques been established to generate and detect electromagnetic waves in this ...

Transmission line loading is often limited by considerations of distance, system stability and control of flow. The Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) is a power electronic device which can help in mitigating ...

Gap junctions are intercellular pores providing the primary means for direct exchange between cells, of ions and metabolites up to molecular weights of about 1000. They are essential for normal physiological function and ...

Endothelial cell response to shear stress and shear stress gradients is widely accepted as a mediator of vascular pathology, including intracranial aneurysms. To this point, most in vitro research on endothelial cells ...

In this work, nano-structures of block copolymer melts, self-assembling between charged nano-particles and polyelectrolytes were investigated by computer simulations. In the first chapter, the developments in the fields ...

One of the fundamental long-term goals of earthquake engineering research is to enable the development of disaster-resilient communities. The innovative engineering technologies and associated design guidelines are certainly ...

3D Surface reconstruction is a widely researched field which involves the various aspects of data capture from sources like Laser Scanners and other Infra-red devices. The most common form of representing this data obtained ...

An ultrasonic distance measuring sensor with radio frequency synchronization was developed and tested. It had a measurement range of about 4.5 m. The main application of this project is to measure the distance between the ...